| Luis Alvarado |
Luis Alvarado is currently the Director at NAIOP Massachusetts, Inc. and the Chief Revenue Officer at Newmark Group, Inc. He previously held positions as Vice President at The Travelers Insurance Co., President-East Region at Cushman & Wakefield, Inc., Founding Partner at InSight Partners LLC, Controller at The Prospect Co. LLC, and General Partner at Crosspoint Towers. Mr. Alvarado received an undergraduate degree from Central Connecticut State University. |
| Karen Laureano-Rikardsen |
Currently, Karen Laureano-Rikardsen occupies the position of Chief Marketing Officer at BGC Group, Inc., Chief Marketing Officer for BGC Partners, Inc. and Head-Media Relations at GFI Group, Inc. (both are subsidiaries of BGC Group, Inc.) and Chief Communications Officer at Newmark Group, Inc.
She previously was Head-Corporate & External Affairs at Dresdner Kleinwort Wasserstein and Head-Latin America Global Equities Communications at Credit Suisse.
Karen Laureano-Rikardsen received an undergraduate degree from the University of Maryland. |
| Ritchie Velazquez |
Ritchie Velazquez is currently working as a Director at Newmark Holdings Ltd. since 2016. He is also currently serving as the Chief Financial Officer-Global Corporate Services at Newmark Group, Inc. since 2015. Mr. Velazquez completed his undergraduate degree at the University of Puerto Rico. |
| Joe Hudson |
Joe Hudson has worked as a Chief Human Resources Officer at Newmark Group, Inc. since 2019. |
| Angie Leccese |
Angie Leccese is currently the Chief Marketing Officer at Newmark Group, Inc. Prior to her current position, she worked as the Senior Vice President-Marketing at Cousins Properties, Inc. and as the Vice President-Business Development at CBRE Group, Inc. She obtained an undergraduate degree from the University of Georgia. |
| Michael J. Rispoli |
Michael J. Rispoli's current jobs include Senior VP-Strategic Planning & Investor Relations at NNN Realty Advisors, Inc., Chief Financial Officer at Newmark & Company Real Estate, Inc., and Chief Financial Officer at Newmark Group, Inc. Former jobs include Executive Director & Controller at Conexant Systems LLC, Chief Financial Officer & Executive Vice President at Grubb & Ellis Co., Assistant Controller at GlobespanVirata, Inc., Manager-Audit & Business Assurance Services at PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, Chief Financial Officer at NNN 2003 Value Fund LLC, and Chief Financial Officer at Grubb & Ellis Realty Investors LLC. Mr. Rispoli obtained an undergraduate degree from Seton Hall University. |
| Howard William Lutnick |
Howard William Lutnick is currently the Chairman & Chief Executive Officer at Cantor Fitzgerald & Co., BGC Partners, Inc., CF Group Management, Inc., Cantor Fitzgerald LP, FMX Futures Exchange LP, Cantor Fitzgerald Income Trust, Inc., Rodin Income Trust, Inc., CF Acquisition Corp. IV, CFAC Holdings VI LLC, CF Acquisition Corp. VII, BGC Group, Inc., Cantor G&W LP, Cantor Entertainment Technology, Inc., Haverford College, Intrepid Museum Foundation, Inc., Newmark & Company Real Estate, Inc., ELX Futures LP, Newmark Group, Inc., Cantor Silverstein Opportunity Zone Trust II, Inc., Horace Mann Barnard School, The Partnership for New York City, Inc., Fisher Center for Alzheimer's Research Foundation, Alzheimer's Research Foundation, National September 11 Memorial & Museum at the World Trade, Satellogic, Inc., Satellogic SA, The Hoover Institution, USS Intrepid Museum Foundation, and Cantor Ventures. He previously served as the Chairman, President & Chief Executive Officer at eSpeed, Inc., Cantor Fitzgerald Securities, and CF Finance Acquisition Corp. He was also the Chairman & Chief Executive Officer at CF Finance Acquisition Corp. II, CF Finance Acquisition Corp. III, CF Acquisition Corp. V, CF Acquisition Corp. VI, and CF Acquisition Corp. VIII. Additionally, he held the position of Chairman at GFI Group, Inc. and Gaming & Entertainment Group, Inc. He has served as a Director at The Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation. Mr. Lutnick obtained his undergraduate degree from Haverford College in 1983. |
| Stephen M. Merkel |
Stephen M. Merkel is currently the Director at GFI Group, Inc. and the Secretary, Director, Chief Legal Officer & EVP at Cantor Entertainment Technology, Inc. He is also a Director at Freedom International Brokerage Co. and a Founding Director & Member at The Wholesale Markets Brokers' Association. In addition, he holds the position of Secretary, Chief Legal Officer & Executive VP at Cantor G&W LP. Previously, he served as the Executive Vice President & General Counsel at BGC Partners, Inc. and as the Secretary, General Counsel & Executive MD at Cantor Fitzgerald LP. He was also a Secretary at FMX Futures Exchange LP and a Member-Supervisory Board at ELX Futures LP. Furthermore, he is currently the Chief Legal Officer & Executive Vice President at Newmark Group, Inc. and will assume the role of Executive Vice President & General Counsel at BGC Group, Inc. in 2023. Formerly, Mr. Merkel held positions such as Secretary, Director, Senior VP & General Counsel at eSpeed, Inc. from 1999 to 2008. He was also the Secretary, General Counsel & Managing Director at Cantor Fitzgerald & Co. Additionally, he served as a Director at Cantor Index Ltd. from 1998 to 2017. Prior to that, he was a Vice President & Assistant General Counsel at Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC from 1990 to 1993. He started his career as an Associate at Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP from 1985 to 1990. He also held the position of Secretary, Executive VP & General Counsel at CF Finance Acquisition Corp. from 2015 to 2020. Mr. Merkel completed his undergraduate studies at the University of Pennsylvania and obtained his graduate degree from The University of Michigan Law School. |
| Roger Anscher |
Roger Anscher is currently the COO & General Counsel at GPB Capital Holdings LLC and the Chief Administrative Officer at Newmark Group, Inc. He previously worked as the COO at Cowen Investment Management LLC from 2001 to 2011, the Chief Operating Officer at Meridian Capital Group LLC, and the Chief Operating & Compliance Officer at Equinox Partners LLC from 2011 to 2016. Mr. Anscher received his undergraduate degree from A.B. Freeman School of Business and his graduate degree from Cardozo School of Law. |
| Barry M. Gosin |
Barry M. Gosin is currently the Chief Executive Officer at Newmark & Company Real Estate, Inc. and Newmark Group, Inc. He is also a Director at The Partnership for New York City, Inc., a Trustee at Pace University, and a Member-Governors Board at Real Estate Board of New York, Inc. In the past, he served as a Director at eSpeed, Inc. and a Trustee at Citizens Budget Commission, Inc. Gosin received his undergraduate degree from Indiana University. |
| Sridhar Potineni |
Sridhar Potineni is currently the Chief Information Officer at Newmark Group, Inc. Prior to this, he worked as the Global Chief Technology Officer at JLL Capital Markets AB. He completed his undergraduate degree at the University of Bangalore. |
| Mark L. Masinter |
Mark L. Masinter is the founder of Open Realty Advisors LLC, which was founded in 1987. He held the title of Managing Member & Managing Director. Currently, he is the Chairman-Global Retail at Newmark Group, Inc. and an Independent Director at Leo Holdings Corp. II, Leo Holdings IV Corp., and Leo Holdings V Corp. He is also an Advisor at Retail & Restaurant Growth Capital LP. Mr. Masinter received an undergraduate degree from Southern Methodist University. |
| John D. Busi |
John D. Busi has been working as the President-Valuation & Advisory at Newmark Group, Inc. since 2016. |
| Michael Sheinkop |
Michael Sheinkop currently works at Newmark Group, Inc., as President-Brokerage Recruiting & Acquisitions from 2015. |
| Sharon Karaffa |
Sharon Karaffa currently holds the position of Treasurer & Director at The National Alliance to End Homelessness, Inc. She is currently the President-Multifamily Debt & Structured Finance at Newmark Group, Inc. |
| Anthony Orso |
Anthony Orso is the founder of Cantor Commercial Real Estate Co. LP, which was founded in 2010. He held the position of Chief Executive Officer from 2010 to 2018. Currently, he is a Trustee at Big Brothers Big Sisters of New York City, Inc. and President-Capital Markets Strategies at Newmark & Company Real Estate, Inc. and Newmark Group, Inc. He previously held positions as Vice Chairman at Whole Kids Foundation, Managing Director at Credit Suisse First Boston Corp., Director at Madison Square Park Conservancy, and Regional Manager at Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc. He also founded APC Realty Advisors LLC in 1993 and held the position of Managing Partner until 2002. Mr. Orso received his undergraduate degree from St. John's University and his MBA from Columbia Business School. |
| James D. Kuhn |
James D. Kuhn is currently the Chairman at Westhampton Beach Performing Arts Center, Co-Chairman-Real Estate & Construction Council at Lincoln Center LLC, Director at Syracuse University, Director at National Jewish Health, Inc., Member-Governors Board at Real Estate Board of New York, Inc., President-Brokerage Services at Newmark & Company Real Estate, Inc., and President & Head-Investor Services at Newmark Group, Inc. He has an undergraduate degree and an MBA from Syracuse University. |
| Virginia S. Bauer |
Virginia S. Bauer currently works at GTBM, Inc., as Chief Executive Officer from 2010, Monmouth Medical Center Foundation, as Director from 2009, National September 11 Memorial & Museum at the World Trade, as Director from 2008, and Newmark Group, Inc., as Independent Director from 2018. Ms. Bauer also formerly worked at Rumson-Fair Haven Bank & Trust Co., as Director, New Jersey Lottery Commission, as Director from 2003 to 2004, The Port Authority of New York & New Jersey (New York), as Member-Commissioners Board from 2008 to 2012, and Covenant House, Inc., as Senior Vice President from 2009 to 2010. Ms. Bauer received her graduate degree from Rosemont College. |
| Kenneth A. McIntyre |
Kenneth A. McIntyre is the founder of PassPort Real Estate LLC, which was founded in 2012. He holds the title of Managing Principal at PassPort Real Estate LLC. Mr. McIntyre's current job(s) include Chief Executive Officer at Real Estate Executive Council since 2003, Director at The Real Estate Roundtable since 2020, Director at The National Jazz Museum in Harlem, Director at Yorkville Youth Athletic Association, Independent Director at Newmark Group, Inc. since 2020, Independent Trustee at Acadia Realty Trust since 2021, Member at The Urban Land Institute, and Member-Governors Board at Real Estate Board of New York, Inc.Mr. McIntyre's former job(s) include Managing Director at MetLife, Inc., Executive Director at Project REAP from 2017 to 2020, Trustee at International Council of Shopping Centers, Inc., and Senior VP & Head-Commercial Real Estate at Hudson City Savings Bank, Inc. from 2014 to 2016. Mr. McIntyre's education history includes an undergraduate degree from Florida A&M University. |
| Jay Noah Itzkowitz |
Jay Noah Itzkowitz currently holds positions as an Independent Director at Pininfarina SpA, Newmark Group, Inc., and Joff Fintech Acquisition Corp. He also serves as Executive Vice President at Sky Global Holdings, Inc. and S.D. Malkin Properties, Inc. In addition, he is a member of the New York State Bar Association and The State Bar of California. Previously, he worked as a Director at Silver Eagle Acquisition Corp., Managing Director at Cantor Fitzgerald LP, Senior Vice President at Fox Entertainment Group, Inc., Senior Vice President & General Counsel at Global Eagle Entertainment, Inc., and Head-Mergers & Acquisitions at Vivendi Universal SA. He received his graduate degree from Rutgers Law School in 1983 and his undergraduate degree from Harvard College in 1982. |
